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MATCH OASE. No. 548,559. Patented Oct. 22, 1895..

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HERMANN JOHANN KSTER, OF SCHIEDAM, NETHERLANDS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-llALF TOVILLEM BEUKERS, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION V'Orlilllg part 0f Letters Patent No. 548,559, dated.October 22, 1895. Application filed May 25, 1395. Serial No. 550,712.(No model.)

.To all whom t may concern:

lie it known that I, HERMANN JOHANN KOSTER, manufacturer, ofSchiedam,Holland, in the Kingdom of4 the Netherlands, have invented newand useful Improvements in Match-Cases, of which the followingis aspecication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, ituwhichn Figures l and 2 showa finished match-case 1n plan and transversesection, respectively. Fig. 3 shows the said match-case in plan with thebundle of matches turned outward, theV splints or sticks of the matchesin this case being provided with heads or tips'of in dammablecomposition at one end only. Fig. 4 shows a match-case in which thesplints or sticks are provided with heads or. tips of inflammablecomposition at both ends.

lily invention relates to match-cases in which fiat matches made withtooth-shaped heads for receiving the ignition composition ortipping-paste are attached together in sheets or leaves, which arearranged one over another in layers and so secured in the case that whenrequired for use they maybe turned or moved out of the said case so asto permit one or more matches to be torn ont or detached as required.

The matches are flat and tooth-shaped at one or both ends. The toothshape as well as the flat arrangement of the matches presen tsconsiderable advantages over the known four-sided Swedish matches, sinceon that account the matches can be made from all kinds. of wood, eventhe commonest. The leaves or sheets of match-splints can be placed fromblocks of wood and not cut or split off, as is necessary in themanufacture of the well-known Swedish matches from poplar wood. Thematches can also be made from wood board or paper, this material being,moreover, cheaper than poplar Wood.

The tooth at the end is provided with tipping-paste, and by reason ofits shape only very little of this material is required as compared withthe Swedish matches, since the flame sets fire to the wood or paper atthe corners of the tooth much more easily. Moreover, seeing that theVheads or tips are only very little thicker than the splints or sticks,the leaves or layers can be fastened together "matches also cannot belost.

The matches can, like all other matches, be paraffined, impregnated, rotherwise treated The matches are attached together, as above mentioned,in leaves or sheets, and are provided at one or both ends withtooth-shaped heads or tips, and when they have tips at both ends theyare made correspondingly longer.

Referring to the drawings, the splints or sticks a are cnt out of theleaf or sheetA with tooth-shaped heads Z2 and are all attached to acommon base or foundation B of the leaf or sheet, which is here slightlyincised, (see the dotted lines l 2 in Fig. 3,) so as to facilitate thetearing or breaking off of the matches.

Several leaves A are laid one on another, the matches o of the second,fourth, sixth, die., leaves being shorter than those of the first,third, fifth, duc., leaves, so that, as above mentioned, the inflammableheads or tips of the matches in two adjacent leaves or sheets do notcome into contact with one another and thus make the packet too thick atthe end or ends.

The bundle of matches made as above described is laid on a somewhatstronger piece d. of paper or other suitable material and then placedtherewith in a cover or ease O of strong paper or other suitablematerial, so that the heads or tips of the matches lie in the bend ofthe cover, while the base or foundation piece B is pivotally attached tothe cover or case by an eyelet or rivet c in such a manner that thebundle of matches may be turned or moved outwardly from the case O, asshown in Fig. 3, to permit the tearing off or detachment of the match.

The two sides or walls of the cover or case are formed with semicircularopenings D D,

to prevent them from glowing afterentinction.

so as to enable the bundle of matches to be conveniently grasped to turnor move the same outward.

The igniting or rubbing surface E is provided on the outside of thecase, so that any contact therewith of the inflammable heads or tips bis prevented.

ln Fig. 4t the leaves A of the bundle of matches are shown out intosplints or sticks at both ends. Here, again, the length of the splintsor sticks in one leaf is less than that of those in the next leaf. Inthe middle between the match splints or sticks a part is left free,serving for fastening the leaves to one another.

The bundle of matches made in this Way is pivotally fastened in themiddle point of the case F by means ofthe eyelet or rivet c. The case isclosed at its ends and is provided with openings D in its longer sidesand with iguiting or rubbing surfaces E, as shown.

As may be seen, by reason of its small thickness the bundle of matchesand the case containing them, made as above described, can beconveniently carried in the pocket.

The Weight as Well as the girth is smaller than that of the boxes ofSwedish matches as usually sold, while the cost of manufacture, asalready mentioned, is less.

NVhat I claim is- 1. A match-case containing flat matches aty tachedtogether in leaves or sheets which are laid one upon another in layerswith the inflammable heads or tips in either leaf or sheet out ofcontact with those in the next adjacent leaf or sheet and are pivotallymounted in a cover or case which is open at the sides, substantially ashereinbefore described.

2. The combination, with a cover or case, of leaves or sheets of flatmatches arranged one upon another in said cover or case, the matches inalternate leaves or sheets being ol' greater length than those in theother leaves or sheets, substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with a cover or ease, of leaves or sheets havingflat matches at both ends thereof, which leaves or sheets are arrangedone above another in said cover or case and are pivotally connectedthereto at the middle thereof, substantially as described.

et. The combination of the cover or case provided with the ignition orrubbing surface E, the leaves or sheets A formed with the matches a andpivotally secured in said cover or case by means of an eyelet or rivetc, substantially as, and for the purposes, set forth.

HERMANN JOHANN KsrnR.

Wi tn esses:

-AIRE HARRY VOORWINDEN,

HERMAN A. REQUE.

